Jean-Jack Queyranne (born 2 November 1945) is a French

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. He has been the Regional President of the

Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône ...

since June 2002 (succeeding Anne-Marie Comparini) and is a deputy in the

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from the seventh district of Rhône.CV at National Assembly website
. He is a member of the

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. Queyranne replaced Charles Hernu in the National Assembly in 1981 when the latter was appointed to the government as Minister of Defense. He served in the National Assembly until 1993. In the 1997 legislative election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly and then joined the government as Secretary of State for the Overseas, under the Minister of the Interior. He remained in this position until he became Minister for Relations with Parliament on August 29, 2000, in which position he served until May 5, 2002. He was Deputy Mayor (''Adjoint au Maire'') of

Villeurbanne Villeurbanne (; frp, Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after ...

from March 1977 to June 1988, and he was subsequently Mayor of

Bron Bron () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Geography Bron lies east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. Climat ...

from March 1989 to June 1997 and Deputy Mayor of Bron from June 1997 to April 2004. From March 18, 1985 to March 29, 1990, he was a member of the General Council of Rhône. Queyranne was a member of the Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes from March 1978 to March 1979, from August 1981 to March 1986, and from March 1998 to July 2002. From 2004 to 2016, he was President of the Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes.

Political career

Governmental functions Minister for Relationships with Parliament : 2000-2002 Minister of Interior (interim) : 1998-1999. Secretary of State for Overseas : 1997-2000. ''Electoral mandates'' ''National Assembly of France'' Member of the National Assembly of France for

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

(7th constituency) : 1981-1993 / Reelected in 1997, but he became minister / Since 2002. Elected in 1981, reelected in 1986, 1988, 1997, 2002, 2007. ''Regional Council'' President of the Regional Council of

: 2004-2016. Reelected in 2010. Regional councillor of

: 1978-1979 / 1981-1986 / 1998-2002 (Resignation) / Since 2004. Reelected in 2004, 2010. ''General Council'' General councillor of

: 1985-1990 (Resignation). ''Municipal Council'' Mayor of

: 1989-1997 (Resignation). Reelected in 1995. Deputy-mayor of

: 1997-2004 (Resignation). Reelected in 2001. Municipal councillor of

: 1989-2004 (Resignation). Reelected in 1995, 2001. Deputy-mayor of

: 1977-1988 (Resignation). Reelected in 1983. Municipal councillor of

: 1977-1988 (Resignation). Reelected in 1983. ''Urban community Council'' Vice-president of the

Urban Community of Lyon The Urban Community of Lyon (french: Communauté urbaine de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former acronym COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Lyon (France) and some of its suburbs. I ...

: 1995-2004 (Resignation). Reelected in 2001. Member of the

: 1977-2004 (Resignation). Reelected in 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Queyranne, Jean-Jack 1945 births Living people Politicians from Lyon Socialist Party (France) politicians Presidents of French regions and overseas collectivities Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Regional councillors of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Mayors of places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Government ministers of France Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite